Ballymena Mart, County Antrim
Sheep sale, Wednesday 2 September 2026
- Lambs £139/head* mart average
2431 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a steady trade. Fat lambs sold to 367p for a Texel 21.5kg at £137 offered by G Longstaff, Kells and to a top per head of £171 for 4 Texels 27kg from David Jones, Nutts Corner. Fat ewes sold to £250.
Ballymena Mart, sale report, 2 September 2026
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 37 lots | £6.11/kg | £6.04 to £6.37/kg | £139 | £120 to £171 | 410 |
| A figure marked "derived" was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report gave no average for that line. Bold figures are the mart's own. | ||||||
Sample lots
37 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 22 | £137 | £6.37/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | TEX | 27 | £171 | £6.33/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | TEX | 21 | £132 | £6.28/kg |
| Lambs | 26 | TEX | 21 | £131 | £6.23/kg |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 22 | £134 | £6.23/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 22 | £134 | £6.23/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | CH | 21 | £127 | £6.19/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | SUF | 21 | £130 | £6.19/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | SPO | 23 | £139 | £6.17/kg |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 20 | £120 | £6.15/kg |
| Lambs | 13 | TEX | 22 | £135 | £6.11/kg |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 21 | £125 | £6.09/kg |
| Lambs | 16 | TEX | 21 | £125 | £6.09/kg |
| Lambs | 25 | TEX | 23 | £137 | £6.08/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | TEX | 23 | £137 | £6.06/kg |
| Lambs | 15 | EAS | 22 | £130 | £6.04/kg |
| Lambs | 17 | MUL | 22 | £130 | £6.04/kg |
| Lambs | 7 | TEX | 22 | £133 | £6.04/kg |
| Lambs | 45 | TEX | 23 | £136 | £6.04/kg |
| Lambs | 14 | TEX | 23 | £136 | £6.04/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | CH | 32 | £167 | |
| Lambs | 1 | TEX | 30 | £162 | |
| Lambs | 8 | TEX | 27 | £159 | |
| Lambs | 2 | TEX | 28 | £154 | |
| Lambs | 9 | TEX | 26 | £152 | |
| Lambs | 19 | CH | 28 | £150 | |
| Lambs | 3 | TEX | 27 | £150 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 26 | £149 | |
| Lambs | 10 | SUF | 28 | £148 | |
| Lambs | 5 | TEX | 26 | £147 | |
| Lambs | 38 | TEX | 26 | £146 | |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 26 | £146 | |
| Lambs | 3 | DP | 26 | £146 | |
| Lambs | 1 | CH | 260 | £145 | |
| Lambs | 19 | TEX | 26 | £145 | |
| Lambs | 10 | TEX | 25 | £145 | |
| Lambs | 21 | CRO | 27 | £145 |
The lots the mart chose to print in its report, usually the better end of the trade. The averages above are the figure to quote.
Source
Read from the mart's own report, a web page at www.ballymenalivestockmarket.com. Fetched 2 September 2026.